Making judgements about other people is so automatic that the judger might not know he/she is stereotyping. -EG
Citation: Greer, M. "Automatic racial stereotyping appears based on facial features in addition to race." Monitor on Psychology. 2005. PsychNET. 11/13/08 <http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan05/stereotyping.html>.
GENERAL
"Stereotypes are generalizations indiscriminately attributed to members within a group."
When given a description of a black person, people tend to give white people black traits. This shows that judgements can stay with a person, no matter who they're judging.-EG
Some people, mostly students at school, like to stereotype others because it helps them feel that they are in control. -EG
Ignorance and education also play roles in the purpose of discrimination. -EG
People who feel different from everyone else try to make friends by stereotyping others, nonstop. -EG
Some people think of African Americans as lazy and violent.
"...whites' political evaluation of blacks in the areas of welfare and crime are biased by race, as well as the degree to which this bias is driven by racial stereotypes."
"We are not equipped to deal with so much subtlety, so much variety and so many permutations and combinations."
White people believe that most African Americans are stupid, do drugs, promote violence and beat women
Sports Statistics-
77% of NBA players are black
65% in NFL are black
15% in MLB are black
25% in MLB are latino
57% in NCAA division 1 basketball are black
47%=2 0in NCAA division 1A football are black
When asked to describe American athletes people said dumb, violent, racist or drug-user
American men envy athletes because they are wealthy, talented and famous and they know that they can’t achieve that status also.
“Of the few thousand that play sport on the highest level, if four or five individual in each sport – particularly if they are black – have problems with the law, people won’t have long to wait before some people are talking about all those athletes.”
56% of whites think that Americans are more violent
62% think that African- Americans are not as hard working as them
77% of whites think blacks live off welfare
53% think they are stupider then them
People don’t consider that when a black man didn’t graduate college that he might have been poor, if time crunches from sports interfered
basketball, track and football are considered "black sports"
field hockey, lacrosse and volleyball are "white sports
Corbett says, “other studies reported that blacks have a higher percentage of fast-twitch muscle fibers, which convey power, and a low percentage of low-twitch muscle fibers, which convey endurance.”
Citation:Cooper, Matthew. "Athletes Deal With Racial Stereotypes in Sports." The Hilltop 15 2 2007. The Hilltop Online. 9 8 2008. Howard University. 11-13-08 <http://www.thehilltoponline.com/sports/1.462835>.
Education
Bobby
Race is such a loaded term.
Almost everyone makes assumptions based on each race’s intelligence based on their respective cultures and overall academic performance.
Asians and Indians are perceived to be as smart as or smarter than Whites in scientific and mathematics fields as well as equals in philosophy.
Blacks and Latinos based on their poor average academic scores and whites interpretations of their cultures reflecting laziness and stupidity.
Whites stereo types don’t suffer as much due to the predominance in the west.
Whites have been given the “jack of all trades” role….you can have your “Paris Hilton and your Steven hawkings.
Race wont suffer from one extreme or the other.
Others may find this different…Randy Moss is more of a predominant representation than James Baldwin in the African American race.
Obviously physical distinctions can be more correctly enumerated in athletic performance
Mental process are far harder to grade than almost always cultural stereo types and false assumptions are applied.
Standardized test scores used to judge the overall race.
When it comes to education, are some groups valued more than others?
a number of theories have emerged to explain why some groups soar in school and why some flounder.
certainly students do poorly because of cultural, social, linguistic backgrounds.
values, languages and behavior learned at home don't always mesh with those of the school system or the school itself.
this is know as the deficit theory.
before the nineteen sixties the deficit theory held that genetic and IQ deficiencies of certain groups were the root cause of academic achievements.
today deficit theory proponents steer clear of such claims.
the expectaion theory.
some children do poorly because their teachers do not expect much of the kids form certain racial or ethnic groups.
as a result the teacher teaches the students differently, the students academic performance suffers, and the entire cycle becomes a self- fullfilling prophecy.
This was made popular by Rosenthal and Jacobson.
holds that the students academic performance can be improved if teachers behavior is modified.
Cultural difference theory, better cross cultural understanding.
asserts that academic problems can be overcome if educators study and mediate the cultural gap seperating school and home.
creating effcetive classrooms for all children takes a deliberate and thoughful process.
Plessy v. Ferguson
the supreme court decision segreation became legally sanctioned part of the American way of life.
a landmark case.
the seperate but equal docterine.
Black Americans, A struggle for a chance to learn.
they have been held lost of a free and public education since slave days.
the first law prohibiting education if slaves was passed in south carolina in 1740.
many states following passed similar and even stronger compulsory-ignorance laws.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
may 1954, the supreme court, "in the feild of public education the doctrine of seperate but equal has no place.
Citation:
The Workplace
Eric Groff
Some races aren't accepted in different areas of work because other people don't want to offend them in any way.
Race discrimination has resulted in serious conflict during the workplace
Caucasians in Oct. 2008 participated in their jobs with an attendance of 66.5%
Employed Caucasians in Oct. 2008 was 118,893,000 people
Unemployed Caucasians in Oct. 2008 was 7,495,000 people
Caucasians that made up the labor forces in Oct. 2008 was 126,388,000 people
Caucasians that weren’t in labor force in Oct. 2008 was 63,697,000 people
African Americans in Oct. 2008 participated in their jobs with an attendance of 63.6%
African Americans in Oct. 2008 that were employed was 15,714,000 people
African Americans in Oct. 2008 that weren’t employed was 20,023,000 people
African Americans in labor force in Oct. 2008 was 17,737,000 people
African Americans not in labor force in Oct. 2008 was 10,202,000 people
Asians in Oct. 2008 participated with an attendance of 66.2% to their jobs
Employed Asians in Oct. 2008 was 6,870,000 people
Unemployed Asians in Oct. 2008 was 271,000 people
Asians in labor force in Oct. 2008 was 7,141,000 people
Asians not in labor force in Oct. 2008 was 3,650,000 people
Citation: Table of employment rates by race
. November 7, 2008 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Current Employment Statistics.
11-14-08 http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t02.htm__
Shawn Hummer
Facts
The population of the USA in 2007 was 301,621,000 people
Caucasian population in 2007 was 241,167,000
African American population was 38,756,000 in 2007
American Indian, Alaska native population was 2,938,000 in 2007
Asian population was 13,366,000 in 2007
The population for Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander was 537,000 in 2007
The population of people composed of 2 or more races was 4,856,000 in 2007
The Hispanic population was 45,504,000 in 2007
The population of Caucasian of non-Hispanic origin was 199,092,000 in 2007
Compared to the population out of 1,000 people 1,571 people were arrested which means the average person has been in jail 1.571 times in 2006
In 2006 17 out of every 1,000 people were murdered or man slaughtered
In 2006 474 people out of every 100,000 committed a violent crime
people are talking about how others didnt vote for Obama because of his race
"Not a thing," said the Kingfish in a weary tone, "except that this is America . A national conversation about race would almost certainly degenerate into a nasty airing of grievances and resentments, rather than a constructive exchange.”
Citation: White, Jack. "A Nash'nul Conversashun20'Bout Race? O-Tay." The Root 26 3 2008. The Root. 14 11 2008. 11-14-08 http://www.theroot.com/id/45434.__
“Assumptions about race and ethnicity are so deeply embedded in our culture that we can hardly help noticing skin color.”
Greenwald's Implicit Association Test is a test that uses words to detect unconscious bias
Greenwald and colleagues modified the Implicit Association Test (https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit) to search for unconscious biases among Democratic voters. When asked who they planned to cast ballots for, a sample of voters reported strong support for Obama, who held a 42 percent-to-34 percent lead over Hillary Clinton with John Edwards coming in at 12. But when the same people took the Implicit Association Test, (unconscious bias) Clinton was "the runaway winner," favored by 48 percent of them, and Obama was dead last, with 25 percent. Edwards was favored by 27 percent.-According to the same test, black people had bias against Obama -This was thought to be because African Americans come from the same culture we do nowadays
Shawn Hummer PoliticalPopulation within Maryland -White 62.1%-African American 27.7%
-Asian 4%-Native American 0.3% -Hawaiian 0%
-Two races 1.6% -Other 0.2%
-Hispanic Origin 4.3%
-Voted O’bama 56% in Maryland-Voted McCain 42% in Maryland Citation: Pie charts of Maryland 's population. 2007 Google. 11-14-08 http://www.gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&url=http://kalafarski.com/almanac/gadget_v1.xml
The Media
Brandy Stone
Media has stereotyped young African Americans as gangsters or drug dealers
This has shot down their chances for successful employment in the future
Negative aspects of black communities have been focused on- drug use, criminal activity and welfare abuse
News worthy stories having to deal with race are only televised or written if they have something to do with the white public
Researched has shown that most serious crimes (rape, robbery, assault and homicide) are committed by only 8% of African American youth
Most officers harass African American youth because of the stereotypes presented in the media
Between 1967-1990 the perecent of black families with an income of at least $50,000 more that doubled
The median income for African American families in which both parents work, went form $28,700 in 1967 to $40,038 in 1990. (40% increase)
White familes with both parents working had only a 17% increase during the same time from $40,040 to $47,247
Drop out rates have dropped from the 1970’s for both black and whites
African American rates fell from 24% to just 13% (’72-’91)
Although, staying in school has not improved their chances of being employed
The unemployment rate for black youths is more than twice that of the white youths
“The dysfunctional aspect of this bias emerges when the realistic concerns of African-Americans are dismissed as irrelevant or threatening to the majority population.”
Citation: Balkaran, Steven. Mass Media and Racism. 10-1999 Yale University. 11-15-08 <http://www.yale.edu/ypq/articles/oct99/oct99b.html>. - Newspapers caught with racial insensitivity are Washington Post, Sacramento Bee, Vanity Fair, New York Times, ABC-TV, and St. Paul Pioneer Press- The term “Asian invasion’ is applied to immigration- As the practice of the Muslim religion grows in the united states, muslims are often thought of as, “fanatical terrorists and middle eastern dictators.” Bia gi, Shirley, and Marilyn Kern-Foxworth. Facing Difference. California: Pine Forge Press, 1997.
The Media
Eric Groff
"Media have divided the working class and stereotyped young African-American males as gangsters or drug dealers."
"As a result of such treatment, the media have crushed youths' prospects for future employment and advancement."
"The media have focused on the negative aspects of the black community (e.g. engaging in drug use, criminal activity, welfare abuse) while maintaining the cycle of poverty that the elite wants."
"There are no universally accepted and recorded codes or rules, which apply to journalists in news selection and production."
"The media have devoted too much time and space to "enumerating the wounded" and too little time to describing the background problems of African-Americans."
"What is not a crisis is not usually reported and what is not or cannot be made visual is often not televised."
"The news media respond quickly and with keen interest to the conflicts and controversies of racial stories."
"For the most part, they disregard the problems that seep beneath the surface until they erupt in the hot steam that is the "live" news story."
"The media have not studied important events in the African-American community today."
"the condition of blacks itself is not a matter of high interest to the white majority"
"Their interest in black America is focused upon situations in which their imagined fear becomes a real problem."
-"the entertainment industry has been heavily criticized, particularly by groups representing various minorities, for the way ethnic groups have been portrayed in films and television programs" -"the mass media is often still guilty of insensitivity" -"considerable progress has been made in the fight against unfair and unflattering portrayals based on false information" -The media is "criticized, particularly by groups representing various minorities" Citation: Racial Stereotypes and Images in American Media. 11/17/08 <http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/ethnicstudies/media_stereotypes.html>.
The Workplace
Bobby Attrill
Affirmative Action.
means possitive steps to increase the representation of women and minorities in the areas of emplyoment, education and bussiness of which they have been histrically excluded.
perferential selection...selection on the basis of gender, race ethnicity this generates controversy in affimative action.
in admissions to selective colleges, women need no boost, blacks and hispanics do.
*
Citation:Fullinwider, Robert. "Affirmative Action." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . 2005. Stanford University . November 17, 2008 <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/affirmative-action/>.The Opposing Side
Eric Groff
"Stereotyping can do some necessary work for making sense of the world and ordering society."
"stereotypes should form so as to help the perceiver make sense of a situation"
-"we can also be influenced for the better, particularly by social relationships with people who strongly value egalitarian ideals." -"Even people who consciously disavow prejudice can fall into racist traps." -"a change in viewpoint toward another ethnic group can come from within a social group through positive and appealing role models who exhibit justice-minded attitudes" Citation: Rigoglioso, Marguerite. Racil Stereotypes Can Be Unconsious But Reversable. January 2008 Stanford Graduate School of Business. 11/17/08 http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/hr_racialstereotypes.shtml.
Brandy Stone-
In General-
in 1995, 260,000 of the 720,000 immigrants that came to the US were asian or pacific islander
the asian american population doubled between 1980 and 1990
it will double again between 1990 and 2020
asian are stereotyped as:
geniuses, overachievers, nerdy, great in math and science, quiet, obedient and competitive
although many asians and their families are well-educated and middle-class, there are also many suffering in poverty and illiteracy
many asian american students are suffering from depression because of verbal discrimination of their peers
9th and 12th grade Multimedia Presentation Research Extravaganza
The purpose for the interviews:
-To ask real people about their views about the issue of racial stereotyping in the areas of politics, education, the workplace, the media and sports.
-To see the views that some people may have on why people are racially stereotyped.
-To find out if the people have been racially stereotyped and what was the situation.
-To see if they feel that racially stereotyping others is necessary or unnecessary in today’s society.
-To see if others view that if we were more accepting towards others would stop negative and incorrect inferences towards different people groups.
-To find honest answers to the way that people racially stereotype others and why. (we are not out to judge people, just to find honest and true answers for the presentation)
-To help express our views on racial stereotyping to the class.
Our view:
-Each and every person is different in every way. People shouldn’t be afraid to be different than how society views them, being in such negative ways. Be accepting of towards others and, as to who they are."
Forms for the interviews:
-Interview one person on racial stereotyping in education.
-One for politics
-One for the media
-One for the work place.
-One for sports.
Questions for the interviews (for all four of the participants):
- What do you know about racial stereotypes?
- How do you think you would be racially stereotyped?
- Why do you think people racially stereotype others?
- Do you feel that racial stereotypes have a positive or negative affect on the person or people group being stereotyped?
- Do you feel that, as a society, we would be able to function without racial stereotypes or are they going to be around forever?
- (if they say yes to the first part…how do you think we could rid of negative racial stereotypes?
- Have you ever been stereotyped because of your race or ethnic background?
- What had happened? Why do you think you were?
- Be extra honest, you won’t be judged by my group, or me, but have you ever racially stereotyped someone?
- Do you feel that if people would try to be much more accepting and try to be much more understanding as to why people are the way that they are, we wouldn’t make such negative inferences toward people would stop or at least be less prevalent?
Questions for education participant:
- Do you feel that teachers and administrators treat all students equally?
- If yes…des this have a positive or negative affect to the student? If no…why do you think this is?
- Do you think that teachers racially stereotype students?
- Do you feel that if they do, that this may effect their education?
- Having to do with being accepted into academies or schools, that race or ethnic backgrounds have anything to do with the acceptances rate?
- How would you stereotype a (insert ethnic background) student?
- Do you think that the reason that students are stereotyped is their fault, or society’s?
Questions for politics participant:
- Do you think that politicians are stereotyped because of race or ethnic background?
- Is race or ethnic background an important choice in voting for a political leader?
- Witnessing history of the first African American president of our country, do you think this means that America’s prejudice towards black people has gone way down or just swept under the rug?
- Do you feel that everyone who voted for Barrack Obama has hope for good change or is this hope more prevalent in black Americans?
- For the subject of legislation, do you think that many laws aimed at preventing violence are because of black people?
Questions for the workplace participant:
- In general, do you feel that racial discrimination is prevalent in the workplace?
- Do you think that employers, when looking to hire, take race or ethnic background into consideration?
- Why do you think that is?
- Think about this scenario, two men went to the same university, majored in business management with the same GPA of 3.8 and at the top 10 percentile of their graduating class. They both apply for the same position at the same company. Both of the men have the same work experience. One man is of Hispanic background and the other is of European decent, so he’s white. Who do you think would have the better chance at getting the position?
- Why do you think that?
- Do you think that this is a problem in our job system?
Questions for media participant:
- Do you think that in the media, racial stereotyping is an issue?
- Does this affect the people group positively or negatively?
- Have you ever seen an example of blatant racial stereotyping on TV or any other media form?
- How do you think that the media racial stereotypes (insert ethnic background)?
- Do you think that this affect other peoples views of the people group s a whole?
- Is this a problem?
Questions for sports participants:
- Do you think that racial stereotyping is prevalent in sports?
- How would you describe the typical American Athlete with five words?
- Do you thing that more generalization or more stereotypes are made when judging athletes ?
- Would you be surprised if I said that 77% if NBA players are black?
- Or that 65% of NFL players are black? Or that a quarter if the MLB is made up of Latinos?
- Do you feel that these athletes are held to a higher standard?
- What sports would you classify as white sports, black sports or other races sports?
- Do you think that sports team’s mascots stereotype different races?
TOTAL: 190
General
Eric Groff
Citation: Greer, M. "Automatic racial stereotyping appears based on facial features in addition to race." Monitor on Psychology. 2005. PsychNET. 11/13/08 <http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan05/stereotyping.html>.
GENERAL
Citation: Appiah, Osei. Stereotypes in Advertising, News, and TV. Ohio State EDU. 11/17/08 <www.comm.ohio-state.edu/appiah/Syllabus/Stereotypes-Advertising-News-EntertainmentMedia-Syllabus.doc>.
Citation: "A Moment of Science: Library." A Moment of Science. 2005. 11/13/08 <http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/stereotype.html>.
Citation: Fereyra, Natalia. "Three Things You Should Do to Fight Stereotypes in the Workplace." DiversityJobs. 2006. International Association of Employment Web Sites. 11/13/08 <http://www.diversityjobs.com/Fight-Stereotypes-in-the-Workplace>.
Some people stereotype others because that is what they were taught to think. -EG
Citation: "Why do people stereotype and judge others?." WikiAnswers. 2008. Answers Corporation. 11/13/08 <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_people_stereotype_and_judge_others>.
Citation: Peffley, Mark. Perception and Endurance. Google Book Search. 11/14/08 <http://books.google.com/books?id=eAp3mLzU-PoC&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=racial+stereotyping+in+politics&source=web&ots=9feE32mDeo&sig=wDZpZ5Q8p4FyUFOtqUdFB0oXhLg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA58,M1>.
Brandy Stone-
In General
Citation: Richard, Lapchick. Crime and Athletes: The New Racial Sterotypes of the 1990's. 1997 College of Business Administration (UCF). 11-13-08 <http://www.bus.ucf.edu/sport/cgi-bin/site/sitew.cgi?page=/news/articles/article_05.htx>. http://www.bus.ucf.edu/sport/cgi-bin/site/sitew.cgi?page=/news/articles/article_05.htx
Citation:"Stereotyping." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language. 2006. Houghton Mifflin Company. 11-15-08 <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stereotyping>.
Sports
Brandy Stone
Citation: Lamar , Miller. "Rid American Sports of Racial Stereotypes." New York Times 23 10 1991. The New York TImes. 10 11 1991. 11-13-08 <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEFDD1131F933A25752C1A967958260>.
Citation:Cooper, Matthew. "Athletes Deal With Racial Stereotypes in Sports." The Hilltop 15 2 2007. The Hilltop Online. 9 8 2008. Howard University. 11-13-08 <http://www.thehilltoponline.com/sports/1.462835>.
Education
Bobby
Citation: Racial Stereotypes. 2007 youthnoise.com. November 13, 2008 <http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=2467>.
Education
Bobby
- When it comes to education, are some groups valued more than others?
- a number of theories have emerged to explain why some groups soar in school and why some flounder.
- certainly students do poorly because of cultural, social, linguistic backgrounds.
- values, languages and behavior learned at home don't always mesh with those of the school system or the school itself.
- this is know as the deficit theory.
- before the nineteen sixties the deficit theory held that genetic and IQ deficiencies of certain groups were the root cause of academic achievements.
- today deficit theory proponents steer clear of such claims.
- the expectaion theory.
- some children do poorly because their teachers do not expect much of the kids form certain racial or ethnic groups.
- as a result the teacher teaches the students differently, the students academic performance suffers, and the entire cycle becomes a self- fullfilling prophecy.
- This was made popular by Rosenthal and Jacobson.
- holds that the students academic performance can be improved if teachers behavior is modified.
- Cultural difference theory, better cross cultural understanding.
- asserts that academic problems can be overcome if educators study and mediate the cultural gap seperating school and home.
- creating effcetive classrooms for all children takes a deliberate and thoughful process.
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- the supreme court decision segreation became legally sanctioned part of the American way of life.
- a landmark case.
- the seperate but equal docterine.
- Black Americans, A struggle for a chance to learn.
- they have been held lost of a free and public education since slave days.
- the first law prohibiting education if slaves was passed in south carolina in 1740.
- many states following passed similar and even stronger compulsory-ignorance laws.
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
- may 1954, the supreme court, "in the feild of public education the doctrine of seperate but equal has no place.
Citation:The Workplace
Eric Groff
Citation: Metzler, Chris. "Avoid Racial Stereotyping on the Job." Vault. 2000. Vault. 11/13/08 <http://www.vault.com/nr/newsmain.jsp?nr_page=3&ch_id=402&article_id=19288&cat_id=1102>.
Citation: Bielby, William. Minimizing Workplace Gender and Racial Bias. JSTOR. 11/13/08 <http://www.jstor.org/pss/2654937>.
Citation: Challenge racism. One Workplace Equal Rights. 11/13/08 <http://www.oneworkplace.co.uk/oneworkplace/controller?p_service=Content.show&p_applic=CCC&pContentID=495>.
Shawn Hummer
Employment
Citation: Description of population of races in 2007
. 2007 US census bureau. 11-13-08 <http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=01000US&_geoContext=01000US&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=>
Shawn Hummer
Employment continued
Citation: Table of employment rates by race
. November 7, 2008 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Current Employment Statistics.
11-14-08 http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t02.htm__
Shawn Hummer
Facts
Citation: Description of population of races in 2007
. 2007 US census bureau. 11-13-08 <http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=01000US&_geoContext=01000US&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=>.
Tips to Stop Stereotyping
Eric Groff
Citation: "Why do people stereotype and judge others?." WikiAnswers. 2008. Answers Corporation. 11/13/08 <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_people_stereotype_and_judge_others>.
Population Facts
Shawn Hummer
Citation:
Politics
Eric Groff
Citation: Hull, Dana. Black men hope Obama presidency shatters racial stereotypes. 11/09/08 Contra Costa Times. 11/14/08 <http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics/ci_10938969>.
Citation: Peffley, Mark. Perception and Endurance. Google Book Search. 11/14/08 <http://books.google.com/books?id=eAp3mLzU-PoC&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=racial+stereotyping+in+politics&source=web&ots=9feE32mDeo&sig=wDZpZ5Q8p4FyUFOtqUdFB0oXhLg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA58,M1>.
Politics
Brandy Stone
Citation: White, Jack. "A Nash'nul Conversashun20'Bout Race? O-Tay." The Root 26 3 2008. The Root. 14 11 2008. 11-14-08 http://www.theroot.com/id/45434.__
Citation: Tucker, Cynthia. Racial Stereotypes Are Deeply Imbeded In Our Culture. 1-14-08. 11-14-08 <http://texasedequity.blogspot.com/2008/01/racial-stereotypes-are-deeply-embedded.html>.
Shawn Hummer
Political Population within Maryland
-White 62.1%-African American 27.7%
-Asian 4%-Native American 0.3%
-Hawaiian 0%
-Two races 1.6%
-Other 0.2%
-Hispanic Origin 4.3%
-Voted O’bama 56% in Maryland-Voted McCain 42% in Maryland
Citation: Pie charts of Maryland 's population. 2007 Google. 11-14-08 http://www.gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&url=http://kalafarski.com/almanac/gadget_v1.xml
The Media
Brandy Stone
Citation: Balkaran, Steven. Mass Media and Racism. 10-1999 Yale University. 11-15-08 <http://www.yale.edu/ypq/articles/oct99/oct99b.html>. - Newspapers caught with racial insensitivity are Washington Post, Sacramento Bee, Vanity Fair, New York Times, ABC-TV, and St. Paul Pioneer Press- The term “Asian invasion’ is applied to immigration- As the practice of the Muslim religion grows in the united states, muslims are often thought of as, “fanatical terrorists and middle eastern dictators.” Bia gi, Shirley, and Marilyn Kern-Foxworth. Facing Difference. California: Pine Forge Press, 1997.
The Media
Eric Groff
Citation: Balkaran, Stephen. Mass Media and Racism. October 1999. 11/16/08 <http://www.yale.edu/ypq/articles/oct99/oct99b.html>.
-"the entertainment industry has been heavily criticized, particularly by groups representing various minorities, for the way ethnic groups have been portrayed in films and television programs"
-"the mass media is often still guilty of insensitivity"
-"considerable progress has been made in the fight against unfair and unflattering portrayals based on false information"
-The media is "criticized, particularly by groups representing various minorities"
Citation: Racial Stereotypes and Images in American Media. 11/17/08 <http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/ethnicstudies/media_stereotypes.html>.
The Workplace
Bobby Attrill
- Affirmative Action.
- means possitive steps to increase the representation of women and minorities in the areas of emplyoment, education and bussiness of which they have been histrically excluded.
- perferential selection...selection on the basis of gender, race ethnicity this generates controversy in affimative action.
**
Citation:Fullinwider, Robert. "Affirmative Action." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . 2005. Stanford University . November 17, 2008 <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/affirmative-action/>.
Education
Bobby Attrill
- in admissions to selective colleges, women need no boost, blacks and hispanics do.
*Citation:Fullinwider, Robert. "Affirmative Action." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . 2005. Stanford University . November 17, 2008 <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/affirmative-action/>.The Opposing Side
Eric Groff
Citation: Petermann, Steve. Stereotyping: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Telic Thoughts. 11/17/08 <http://telicthoughts.com/stereotyping-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/>.
-"we can also be influenced for the better, particularly by social relationships with people who strongly value egalitarian ideals."
-"Even people who consciously disavow prejudice can fall into racist traps."
-"a change in viewpoint toward another ethnic group can come from within a social group through positive and appealing role models who exhibit justice-minded attitudes"
Citation: Rigoglioso, Marguerite. Racil Stereotypes Can Be Unconsious But Reversable. January 2008 Stanford Graduate School of Business. 11/17/08 http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/hr_racialstereotypes.shtml.
Brandy Stone-
In General-
Citation: Kim, Angela. Stereotypes of Asian American Students. 1995. 11-17-08 <http://www.ericdigests.org/2002-4/asian.html>.
9th and 12th grade Multimedia Presentation Research Extravaganza
The purpose for the interviews:
-To ask real people about their views about the issue of racial stereotyping in the areas of politics, education, the workplace, the media and sports.
-To see the views that some people may have on why people are racially stereotyped.
-To find out if the people have been racially stereotyped and what was the situation.
-To see if they feel that racially stereotyping others is necessary or unnecessary in today’s society.
-To see if others view that if we were more accepting towards others would stop negative and incorrect inferences towards different people groups.
-To find honest answers to the way that people racially stereotype others and why. (we are not out to judge people, just to find honest and true answers for the presentation)
-To help express our views on racial stereotyping to the class.
Our view:
-Each and every person is different in every way. People shouldn’t be afraid to be different than how society views them, being in such negative ways. Be accepting of towards others and, as to who they are."
Forms for the interviews:
-Interview one person on racial stereotyping in education.
-One for politics
-One for the media
-One for the work place.
-One for sports.
Questions for the interviews (for all four of the participants):
- What do you know about racial stereotypes?
- How do you think you would be racially stereotyped?
- Why do you think people racially stereotype others?
- Do you feel that racial stereotypes have a positive or negative affect on the person or people group being stereotyped?
- Do you feel that, as a society, we would be able to function without racial stereotypes or are they going to be around forever?
- (if they say yes to the first part…how do you think we could rid of negative racial stereotypes?
- Have you ever been stereotyped because of your race or ethnic background?
- What had happened? Why do you think you were?
- Be extra honest, you won’t be judged by my group, or me, but have you ever racially stereotyped someone?
- Do you feel that if people would try to be much more accepting and try to be much more understanding as to why people are the way that they are, we wouldn’t make such negative inferences toward people would stop or at least be less prevalent?
Questions for education participant:
- Do you feel that teachers and administrators treat all students equally?
- If yes…des this have a positive or negative affect to the student? If no…why do you think this is?
- Do you think that teachers racially stereotype students?
- Do you feel that if they do, that this may effect their education?
- Having to do with being accepted into academies or schools, that race or ethnic backgrounds have anything to do with the acceptances rate?
- How would you stereotype a (insert ethnic background) student?
- Do you think that the reason that students are stereotyped is their fault, or society’s?
Questions for politics participant:
- Do you think that politicians are stereotyped because of race or ethnic background?
- Is race or ethnic background an important choice in voting for a political leader?
- Witnessing history of the first African American president of our country, do you think this means that America’s prejudice towards black people has gone way down or just swept under the rug?
- Do you feel that everyone who voted for Barrack Obama has hope for good change or is this hope more prevalent in black Americans?
- For the subject of legislation, do you think that many laws aimed at preventing violence are because of black people?
Questions for the workplace participant:
- In general, do you feel that racial discrimination is prevalent in the workplace?
- Do you think that employers, when looking to hire, take race or ethnic background into consideration?
- Why do you think that is?
- Think about this scenario, two men went to the same university, majored in business management with the same GPA of 3.8 and at the top 10 percentile of their graduating class. They both apply for the same position at the same company. Both of the men have the same work experience. One man is of Hispanic background and the other is of European decent, so he’s white. Who do you think would have the better chance at getting the position?
- Why do you think that?
- Do you think that this is a problem in our job system?
Questions for media participant:
- Do you think that in the media, racial stereotyping is an issue?
- Does this affect the people group positively or negatively?
- Have you ever seen an example of blatant racial stereotyping on TV or any other media form?
- How do you think that the media racial stereotypes (insert ethnic background)?
- Do you think that this affect other peoples views of the people group s a whole?
- Is this a problem?
Questions for sports participants:
- Do you think that racial stereotyping is prevalent in sports?
- How would you describe the typical American Athlete with five words?
- Do you thing that more generalization or more stereotypes are made when judging athletes ?
- Would you be surprised if I said that 77% if NBA players are black?
- Or that 65% of NFL players are black? Or that a quarter if the MLB is made up of Latinos?
- Do you feel that these athletes are held to a higher standard?
- What sports would you classify as white sports, black sports or other races sports?
- Do you think that sports team’s mascots stereotype different races?